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Definitions: Renunciation |
RenunciationNoun1. Rejecting as invalid. 2. The state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes). 3. A verbal act of renouncing. 4. The act of renouncing. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "renunciation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1762. (references) |
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Finance | Where a share has been allotted, but nobody has been entered on the share register for the share, it can be renounced to another person. Source: European Union. (references) |
Law | To disclaim a right, interest or office is to renounce all claim to it or to refuse to accept it. The act of disclaiming is called a disclaimer. . . . (Jowitt's, 2nd ed. , 1977, p. 620). Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: RenunciationSynonyms: apostasy (n), defection (n), forgoing (n), forswearing (n), renouncement (n), repudiation (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Exemption | Noun: exemption, freedom, irresponsibility, immunity, liberty, license, release, exoneration, excuse, dispensation, absolution, franchise, renunciation, discharge; exculpation. Verb: be exempt; Adjective: |
Relinquishment | Noun: relinquishment, abandonment; (of a course); renunciation, expropriation, dereliction; cession, surrender, dispensation; quitclaim deed; resignation; riddance. |
Discontinuance; (cessation); renunciation; (recantation); abrogation; resignation; (retirement); desuetude; cession; (of property). | |
Resignation | Noun: resignation, retirement, abdication, renunciation, abjuration; abandonment, relinquishment. |
Tergiversation | Tergiversation, recantation; palinode, palinody; renunciation; abjuration,abjurement; defection; (relinquishment); going over; Verb: apostasy; retraction, retractation; withdrawal; disavowal; (negation); revocation, revokement; reversal; repentance; -redintegratio amoris. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Renunciation |
| English words defined with "renunciation": abdication, Abjurement, abnegation, Abrenunciation ♦ denial, Derainment ♦ Nonsuit ♦ Renunciatory, Retraxit ♦ self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation, stepping down. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "renunciation": non-providing executor ♦ renunciation document, resign, Re-sign. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | The Renunciation (1914) Love's Renunciation (1911) Renunciation (1910) The Renunciation (1909) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, and Frank B. Kellogg, standing, with representatives of the governments who have ratified the Treaty for Renunciation of War (Kellogg-Briand Pact), in the East Room of the White House.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Amelia E. Barr | With renunciation life begins. |
George Eliot | Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | This renunciation shall take effect as from August 3, 1914. (reference) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The monastery is a renunciation. |
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Civil Liberties | Ukraine | Citizens of other countries must demonstrate renunciation of foreign citizenship one year after they acquire Ukrainian citizenship. (references) |
Laos | In Savannakhet province, a renunciation and church-closing campaign begun in 1999 had led to the closure of at least 24 of the province's 32 Lao Evangelical (LE) churches by year's end. (references) | |
Vietnam | Under threat of physical abuse or confiscation of property, ethnic minority Protestants allegedly are made to sign a formal, written renunciation or to undergo a symbolic ritual, which includes drinking rice whiskey mixed with animal blood. (references) | |
Economic History | Latvia | Naturalization criteria include a conversational knowledge of Latvian, a loyalty oath, renunciation of former citizenship, a ten-year residency requirement, and a knowledge of the Latvian constitution. (references) |
Romania | Romania was the largest U.S. trading partner in Eastern Europe until Ceausescu's 1988 renunciation of Most Favored Nation (non-discriminatory) trading status resulted in high U.S. tariffs on Romanian products. (references) | |
Political Economy | Laos | Forced renunciation campaigns and church closings intensified in some areas. (references) |
Women | Nicaragua | However, on December 19, Judge Juana Mendez dropped the rape charges against Ortega on the grounds that the 5-year statute of limitations, which began when Narvaez filed her complaint in 1999, not his December renunciation of immunity, had run out. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | RESIGN, v.t. To renounce an honor for an advantage. To renounce an advantage for a greater advantage. 'Twas rumored Leonard Wood had signed A true renunciation Of title, rank and every kind Of military station -- Each honorable station. By his example fired -- inclined To noble emulation, The country humbly was resigned To Leonard's resignation -- His Christian resignation. Politian Greame |
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Herbert C. Hoover | 1929-1933 | The recent treaty for the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy sets an advanced standard in our conception of the relations of nations. |
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| "Renunciation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Renunciation" is used about 136 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 136 | 27,260 |
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Expressions using "renunciation": renunciation document ♦ renunciation on oath. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "renunciation": self-renunciation. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
the renunciation | 12 |
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| Language | Translations for "renunciation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaan | afswering (abjuration). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | mospranim (challenge, denial, disapproval, disavowal, disclaimer, nay, non-acceptance, objection, refusal, rejection, repudiation, repulse, spurn), heqje dore (abnegation, apostasy, release, waiver). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | نكران (repudiation), تنازل (abdicate, back down, cede, concede, concession, condescend, deign, demission, disclaimer, give ground, give in, give up, part with, pass up, recede, recession, relinquish, renounce, resignation, stand down, step down, surrender, transfer, waive, waiver, yield), تخل (cession, defection, renouncement, surrender, waiver), إنكار (contradiction, denial, disavowal, disclaimer, negation, odium, refusal), إرتداد (apostasy, bounce, defection, kick, rebound, recall, recantation, recess, recoil, reflection, reflexion, regress, relapse, repercussion, retroversion, reverberation, withdrawal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | себеотрицание (abnegation, self abnegation, self denial, self sacrifice, self-devotion, self-renunciation), отричане (abnegation, denial, denouncement, disavowal, disclaimer, disclamation, proscription, recantation, renouncement, repudiation, retractation, retraction, traverse), отказване (abnegation, back track, backtrack, denial, disavowal, disclamation, recantation, relinquishment, remise, remission, renouncement, repudiation, retractation), изоставяне (abandonment, arrears, dereliction, desertion, exposure, lag, neglect, relinquishment, renouncement). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 克制 (forbear, forbearing, Forbore, forebear, Refrained, Refraining, restrain, restrained, Restraining, restraint). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | zrušení (abolishment, abolition, abrogation, annulment, breach, cancellation, diriment, dissolution, recall, repeal, rescission, withdrawal), vzdání se (surrender), vypovìzení (banishment, declaration, deportation, relegation), odřeknutí. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | renunciation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | verzaking (abnegation, neglect, slighting), afzwering (abjuration), afstand (abandon, abandonment, abdication, cession, distance, divestiture, following distance, offset, relinquishment, surrender, to surrender, vehicular gap). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | rezigno (cession, relinquishment, surrender). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | چشم پوشی (Connivance, Waiver), کناره گیری (Demission, Detachment, Resignation, Retreat), قطع علاقه , ترک (Abandonment, Chap, Clef, Crack, Craze, Fracture, Interstice, Proscription, Quit, Turkish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | renonciation (abdication of responsibility, renunciation document, resignation), abjuration (recantation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | ôfswarren (abjuration). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Verzicht (abandonment, abdication, abnegation, forgoing, release, relinquishment, renouncement, resignation, sacrifice, surrender, waiver), Entsagung (abjuration, abnegation, austerity, cession, relinquishment, renouncement, surrender). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | απάρνηση (abjuration, abnegation, repudiation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ותור (abnegation, cession, concession, disclaimer, relinquishment, resignation, surrender, waiver, yielding), אסר (arrest, forbid, prohibition), "תכחשות (alienation, contradiction, denial, disavowal, retraction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | lemondás (abandonment, abdication, abnegation, cancellation, cession, demission, disclaimer, regrets, renouncement, resignation, self abnegation, surrender, waiver, waiver of a right), megtagadás (abnegation, denial, disavowal, disclamation, forswearing, negative, non-compliance, recantation, refusal, renouncement, repudiation), felmondás (dismissal notice, dismission, notice, notice to quit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | rinuncia (abdication, quitclaim, waiver, withdrawal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | "棄 (abandonment, abdication). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ききゃく (abandoning, dismissal, rejection, shogi or go player, waiver), ほうき (abandonment, abdication, age, broom, fragrant scent, outstanding individual, resignation, revolt, sweet seventeen, the law, treasured article or vessel, uprising). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | shaghney (avert, avoid, circumvent, circumvention, defer, deferment, delay, dodge, elude, escape, eschew, evade, obviate, postponement, prevent, renounce, repudiate, shirk, shirking, shun, turn away, varnish), jiooldaghey (dissent, non-acceptance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | enunciationray repúdio (disavowal, renouncement, repudiation), renúncia (abjuration, cession, departure, disclaimer, disclose, divestment, quitclaim, recession, relinquishment, renounce, renouncement, resignation, self abnegation, self-devotion, surrender, waiver), rejeição (cast off, condemnation, disallowance, dismission, rebuttal, refusal, reject, rejection, renouncement, repudiation, veto), espírito de sacrifício (self denial), desprendimento (ablation(artificial), abnegation, amotio, balatio, detachment, extrication, nonchalance, release, unlatching, unlocking), desistência (abandonment, abondonment of action, departure, discharge from prosecution, discontinuance, flinch, nolle prosequi, non-theatrical film, quitclaim, to quash an action, waiver), abandono (abandon, abandonment, dereliction, desertion, disposal, forgoing, helplessness, lurch, moving out of tenant to elude payment of ground rent, neglect, quitclaim, renouncement, resignation, waiver). (various references) renunţare (abnegation, relinquishment, rendering, renounce, renouncement, resignation), sacrificare (devotion, giving up, immolation, oblation, sacrifice, sacrifice of, sacrificing). (various references) отречение (abdication, abjuration, abjuratory, abnegation, demission, disavowal, disclaimer, disclamation, palinode, recantation, renounce, renouncement, renunciatory, repudiation, retractation). (various references) odricanje (abdication, abnegation, disavowal, disclaimer, disclamation, negation, negative, relinquishment, renouncement, repudiation, waiver). (various references) renunciación, renuncia (abdication, abjuration, abnegation, disclaimer, forgoing, notice, quitclaim, relinquishment, renounce, renouncement, resignation, surrender, waiver), adjudicación por renuncia. (various references) förnekande (abnegation, denial, denying, disavowal, disclamation, negation, repudiation), avsägelse (abdication, resignation, retractation). (various references) vazgeçme (abandonment, abnegation, backdown, cession, disclaimer, discontinuance, discontinuation, discouragement, dispensation, never say die, recantation, relinquishment, remise, remission, resignation, surrender, waiver, withdrawal), feragat (abnegation, demise, disclaimer, release, relinquishment, remise, remission, resignation, self denial, surrender, waiver), el çekme (abdication), bırakma (abandonment, disuse, exposure, leaving, never say die, release, relinquishment, resignation, surrender, withdrawal). (various references) самозречення (abnegation, self denial, self-renunciation), відречення (renouncement). (various references) sự từ bỏ (abandonment, renouncement, waiver), sự quên mình (self-abnegation, self-forgetfulness, selflessness, self-sacrifice), sự không nhận (denial, disallowance, disavowal, non-acceptance), giấy từ bỏ sự hy sinh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "renunciation": renunciations. (additional references) | |
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"Renunciation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: renunciaiton. (additional references) | |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "renunciation" (pronounced runu'nsēā"shun) |
| 10 | -u n u' n s ē ā" sh u n | denunciation. |
| 9 | -n u' n s ē ā" sh u n | pronunciation. |
| 6 | -s ē ā" sh u n | association, dissociation. |
| 5 | -ē ā" sh u n | abbreviation, affiliation, alleviation, appreciation, appropriation, aviation, conciliation, creation, delineation, depreciation, deviation, differentiation, exfoliation, expatriation, expropriation, foliation, glaciation, humiliation, initiation, irradiation, mediation, misappropriation, miscreation, negotiation, nucleation, procreation, radiation, reconciliation, recreation, remediation, renegotiation, repatriation, repudiation, retaliation, substantiation, variation. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, approbation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, dictation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remuneration, renationalization, renomination, renovation, reorganization, reparation, replication, representation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-i-n-n-n-o-r-t-u" | |
-1 letter: enunciation, internuncio. | |
-2 letters: enunciator, interunion. | |
-3 letters: announcer, antiunion, carnitine, centurion, container, continuer, crenation, incaution, inunction, neutronic, ruination, runcinate, uncannier, uncertain, uraninite, urination. | |
-4 letters: announce, anointer, anoretic, anuretic, continua, continue, countian, courante, creation, inaction, innocent, neuritic, neuronic, neurotic, neutrino, nicotine, nocturne, outrance, reaction, reanoint, triennia, trunnion, uncinate, unerotic, unornate, uranitic. | |
-5 letters: aconite, actinon, ancient, aneurin, anionic. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-i-n-n-n-o-r-t-u" | |
+1 letter: renunciations. | |
+3 letters: counterstaining. | |
+4 letters: counterinflation. | |
+5 letters: intercolumniation. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 65 6E 75 6E 63 69 61 74 69 6F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. . -. ..- -. -.-. .. .- - .. --- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100101 01101110 01110101 01101110 01100011 01101001 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R e n u n c i a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0065 006E 0075 006E 0063 0069 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)527180878069756786758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Familiar 8. Quotations: Historic | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Quotations: Speeches 12. Usage Frequency | 13. Expressions 14. Expressions: Internet 15. Translations: Modern 16. Derivations | 17. Rhymes 18. Anagrams 19. Orthography 20. Bibliography |
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